Comments on: Tucano Urbano Termoscud: Beating Back the Cold

By: Vespa GTS Scooter: Transition to Spring - Scooter in the Sticks

Vespa GTS Scooter: Transition to Spring - Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:06:11 +0000

[…] it was time to remove all the gear from the scooter that keeps me warm and toasty in cold weather. The Tucano Urbano muffs and Termoscud apron. A few days of warmer weather and a gut feeling it was time had me reach for the tools and return […]

By: Chasing the Flurries: A Small Vespa Adventure - Scooter in the Sticks

Chasing the Flurries: A Small Vespa Adventure - Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 05:10:54 +0000

[…] The Vespa GTS scooter is well suited for winter riding. Easy to handle. Light enough to hold up should things start to slip away. The fairing keeps the wind off the legs and feet and a pair of yet to be installed this season handlebar muffs keep the hands toasty warm. Nothing in my garage comes close. So when the snow started to fly I was comfortable and confident. Past experience reassured me that the scooter was fine. All I needed to do was sharpen my winter riding eyesight. Anticipating problematic stretches of road where snow or ice might collect. Watching the sky for signs of snow, rain, or sleet. And generally moderating speed and lean angles to prevent any unfortunate encounters with loss of tire bite or gravity. […]

By: Reacquainted with Winter Riding - Scooter in the Sticks

Reacquainted with Winter Riding - Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 05:05:41 +0000

[…] off I go without much thought to what to expect or preparing the scooter or myself for any kind of winter riding. I’m riding under the influence of the first […]

By: The Physicality of Riding - Scooter in the Sticks

The Physicality of Riding - Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:46:27 +0000

[…] discern any difference from when it was new. Soon I’ll be adding its winter garb, the Termoscud apron and bar muffs, Heidenau snow tires, and do whatever else needs to be done to prepare for another winter of […]

By: Last Winter Ride - Scooter in the Sticks

Last Winter Ride - Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 04:07:59 +0000

[…] ride in to town at 24F didn’t seem cold at all. The heated grips, mitts, heated insoles and Tucano Urbano Termoscud apron weave their magic to make the cold seem incidental to riding. So much so that I have to […]

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:52:11 +0000

In reply to Curvyroads. That's for sure. I can be so dumb about things like that.

By: Curvyroads

Curvyroads — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 14:40:13 +0000

What a great invention!

Kind of like adopting heated gear for the first time…”why ever did i wait so long?”

By: Tball

Tball — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 12:11:12 +0000

In reply to Steve Williams.

Well then…I wont help u solve your cold weather stalling difficulties.
Be well.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 07:25:53 +0000

In reply to Bryce Lee.

I guess people are always looking for ways to stay warm regardless of what they’re doing. Blankets and aprons in vehicles is a strong tradition. I’ve always hated vehicles with bad heaters. I want to be able to get into a car and feel like I’m in a furnace. These days it’s one of the few times I feel warm!

I’ve seen apron like setups for motorcycles but I suspect they are not popular at all. Nothing macho about an apron…

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 07:19:25 +0000

In reply to lostboater.

54F can feel awful cold. Especially if you’re not ready for it. But after some time in that you find it pretty simple to drop the temperature a bit and before you know it you’re riding below zero!

Have fun in that cold north Florida weather!!!